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Liberty Field Hockey Stands at No. 23 in National Poll

Following its runner-up finish at the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship, the Liberty field hockey team checks in at No. 23 in the nation, as released by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) on Tuesday in its Division I Penn Monto/NFHCA national poll.

The Lady Flames finished the season with an 8-11 mark. Liberty posted a 5-2 record in BIG EAST Conference play for a second straight year, earning the No. 2 seed for the 2017 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship. Liberty defeated No. 3 seed Old Dominion, 3-1, Friday, before falling to No. 1 seed UConn, 3-0, in Sunday's tournament final.

The Lady Flames finished runner-up in both regular-season and BIG EAST Tournament play for a second straight year. Liberty joined the BIG EAST as an affiliate member in Dec. 2015 and began competition in the conference in 2016.

The 23rd-ranked Lady Flames played the fifth-hardest schedule in the country in 2017. Liberty's opponents this season are a combined 185-112 (.623).